Pumpkin Paleo Muffins

It’s one of my favorite times of the year….Fall! And that means it’s time to use one of my very favorite fall ingredients…. pumpkin! I love cooking and baking with pumpkin. If you check out my recipe archives I’m sure you will find a lot of recipes containing pumpkin. Again, it’s a favorite. However this year since I’m Paleo I’ve been trying to figure out how I can bake with pumpkin and still have it fit into the Paleo ways. Of course, these are my treats but for the little ones they are great! These muffins I actually packed in their lunch box as a snack, they’ve had them for breakfast, or even a after school snack. And honestly the only bite I got is the one I took to take the pictures for the blog. They ate these up pretty fast.

Now back to the whole fall thing, I love fall and I’m wishing and hoping the weather here in South Florida starts to change soon so I can get a slight feel that it’s actually fall. I doubt that will happen but a girl can dream, right? We are headed to the pumpkin patch this weekend and there is something strange about going to the pumpkin patch in a sleeveless shirt and shorts. I guess that’s what happens when a girl moves from the Atlanta where seasons are to Florida where the seasons aren’t. I’ll just turn the air conditioning up in the house and pretend it’s fall and bake some more of these pumpkin muffins. Sound good to everyone?

Have a great weekend everyone! Enjoy the muffins! See you back here next week for some more Paleo goodies.

42 Responses to Pumpkin Paleo Muffins

hi heather! i just found your blog & it is so cute! i love it! anyways, i’m a crossfitter too (only about a month in). i’m not on paleo but i thought i would try some paleo recipes for my fellow crossfitters since i love baking so much & they rarely partake. in regards to the banana, can you taste it in the final product? thanks & i look forward to trying your recipes!

Hi Nicole!
So happy you stumbled across my little creative outlet. And you are a fellow CrossFitter….awesome!
The banana doesn’t add much of a banana taste to the muffins in my opinion. The goal of the banana is to really add a little sweetness to the muffins without the “sugars”. If you use a small banana the flavor doesn’t shine over the pumpkin.
I hope you enjoy the Paleo recipes!

I am having problems w/ baking. We are allergic to eggs (soy, gluten & dairy too) so I am having a heck of a time trying to get baked goods to work right. I am not someone who bakes often either so it doesn’t come natural.

I added extra pumpking to replace 1 egg, extra banana to replace another one, and an egg replacer for the 3rd. And hour later they were still undercooked inside. The flavor is yummy but the texture is not a muffin.

Baking for allergies is hard. For this recipe, I would just try using all egg replacers for the eggs and see if that may work. I also have a few recipes here on the blog that are gluten, soy, dairy, and egg free.
Check these out if you want to give them a try:

Loved them!!! These only last a couple of days in my house I made a few changes: substituted the maple syrup with 3 Tabl of coconut sugar (not sure if it’s considered Paleo though), omitted the banana and used a full cup of pumpkin. I also took out the nuts and added a cup of white chocolate chips. Huge hit in my house!!!

Instead of the maple syrup, do you think you could replace this with date sugar? I just bought this and am looking for ways to incorporate it into baking, since I can;t use it for tea- it DOES NOT dissolve.

Mine are in the oven as I type! I have one lingering question, are the baking soda and baking powder Paleo? And as for the maple syrup, is that not Paleo either? (ok, two questions LOL) I’m a crossfitter and will be starting a Paleo challenge October 1st so I wanted to check all of my ingredients before making them again.

P.S. they smell delicious. I topped them with pumpkin seeds instead of more pecans so hopefully mine will come out just as good as yours look!

These were delicious! I do believe that they were a little too moist, so as they were almost falling apart. But that may be because I am baking at altitude. I think next time I will try to add coconut flour in, just a few Tablespoons bc it absorbs moisture very well. And coconut flour is Paleo friendly! I also added some dried cranberries and it was great. Thanks so much for this recipe.

You are right, altitude might have played a role in the moisture of the muffins. I have added a note above to help others in the future though about adding coconut flour to the batter, great idea (thanks). Coconut Flour is awesome because it is so dense.
I adore the idea of adding dried cranberries to the muffins too.

My children love these – this has become ny go-to recipe! I have even used applesauce when I don’t have pumpkin. I use Saigon Cinnamon which is very sweet, so I don’t add the maple syrup and they are still yummy. Making them for breakfast with fresh picked blueberries that my friend brought me last night.

Just made these the other day and they were soooo good!!!
My batter seemed very wet (could have been because I used a previously frozen banana) so I ended up using about 1 1/4 Tablespoons coconut flour, and I didn’t have any pecans so I chopped up some mixed nuts and tossed them with the pie spice and some coconut sugar to make a nice topping. I will use pecans next time though becuase they are my favourite!
Very good recipe, taste/texture is just like “regular” muffins!!!

I am an egg free/ gluten free individual on a very low sugar diet. I have had very good luck w chia seeds as egg replacer, however, you will not get the same loft as you would real egg…ratio is 1tbsp chia to 3 tbsp water for 1 egg. Here were my subs:

Very excited to try these! Just wanted to let you know that the printable recipe is different than the one on the page At first glance, I noticed it doesn’t include the coconut flour, not sure if there are more differences. Thank you for posting!!

I am an avid baker and cook, I’m constantly looking for recipes and planning meals. While Im at work, Im planning my next stint in my kitchen, yet I never write recipe comments for these blogs I rely on so heavily. But HOLY CRAP. These are AH-mazeing!!!! This is by far the best paleo baked treat I have found! Thank you so much!!!!!! I had to add the extra coconut flour and probably could have added a little more but the moistness of the dough is right on the threshold of perfection!

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Hi I'm Heather, the voice and girl behind Multiply Delicious, a blog where I share my passion for cooking and baking Paleo. I'm a certified Holistic Nutritionist and committed to educating others on how Paleo can help to live a healthier lifestyle.